Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
पश्चात्त्रयोःदशकलाः पायुमेढ्रोरुजानुषु । जंघास्फिक्कटिपार्श्वेषु वामदेवस्य भावयेत् । घ्राणे शिरसि बाह्वोश्च कल्पयेत्कल्पवित्तमः । अष्टत्रिंशत्कलान्यासमेवं कृत्वानुपूर्वशः
paścāttrayoḥdaśakalāḥ pāyumeḍhrorujānuṣu | jaṃghāsphikkaṭipārśveṣu vāmadevasya bhāvayet | ghrāṇe śirasi bāhvośca kalpayetkalpavittamaḥ | aṣṭatriṃśatkalānyāsamevaṃ kṛtvānupūrvaśaḥ
Thereafter, the knower of the prescribed rite should meditate, in due order, on the thirteen kalās, placing them in the anus, the generative organ, the thighs, and the knees. In the shanks, the buttocks, the waist, and the sides, he should contemplate the presence of Vāmadeva. Likewise he should assign the kalās to the nose, the head, and the arms. Thus, having performed in sequence the nyāsa of the thirty-eight kalās, he proceeds step by step.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches kalā-nyāsa—an inner consecration where the aspirant mentally installs Śiva’s divine powers in the body, making the body a purified seat for worship, mantra, and realization of Pati (Śiva) beyond pasha (bondage).
Nyāsa is a Saguna method: by assigning Śiva’s aspects (here highlighting Vāmadeva) to limbs and centers, the devotee internalizes the Liṅga-worship—turning external ritual into inward adoration that leads toward the Nirguna truth.
A sequential kalā-nyāsa meditation: visualize and “place” the specified kalās in the listed body-points, especially contemplating Vāmadeva in the legs/hips/waist/sides, as preparation for mantra-japa and deeper Śaiva yoga.